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Why is the federal government subsidizing airports?

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I was thinking the evening, how silly it is that the federal government is operating our air traffic control and security check-ins at airports. ✈Airlines are a for-profit, money-making operation, they should themselves be operating and paying for air-traffic control, not taxpayers. Airplanes are expensive and polluting, an industry that should be taking care of their own expenses, 💰 not something at the trough of the taxpayer, many who can’t afford to ride planes, certainly not at a regular interval.

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The Physics (and Economics) of Wheelchairs on Planes

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The Physics (and Economics) of Wheelchairs on Planes

Indeed, regulations prohibit passengers from sitting in their own wheelchairs on planes, and, as a result, 29 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which dramatically increased American wheelchair users’ access to buses, trains, and other essential 21st century infrastructure, airplanes remain stubbornly inaccessible. For many wheelchair users, the experience of flying is stressful, painful, and sometimes humiliating. For some, it is simply impossible.